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# Saudi Arabia

- **Saudi-ready VAT receipts** — Record sales with Arabic-English receipt details, configurable tax rates, merchant registration fields, and line-level totals that keep Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Mecca, and Medina stores consistent while formal e-invoicing integrations are completed in a later rollout.
- **Configured tender tracking** — Set up the tender methods your store uses, split payments across cash and card-style entries, and keep each method visible in cashier reports. Provider-specific acquirer integrations stay hidden from the public site until they are certified and wired into checkout.
- **Bilingual thermal receipts** — Arabic-first receipt layouts with English secondary lines help mixed teams serve local customers and visitors. Receipt headers, item names, tax totals, discounts, and payment summaries can be reviewed before hardware rollout so each counter prints the right operational details.
- **Multi-store across the Kingdom** — Run Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Mecca, and Medina locations from one back office with per-store inventory, transfer requests between branches, and consolidated sales reporting. Per-store user permissions stop a branch cashier from seeing chain-wide margin data.
- **Offline-first selling** — Keep ringing sales during connectivity drops common during prayer-time peaks and mall network maintenance windows. Checkout work is stored locally on the device and syncs back to the cloud when the network returns, keeping day-to-day sales records together.

## VAT at 15%, e-invoicing, and the thing most vendors will not tell you

**VAT across the markets we serve**

- **Saudi Arabia** — 15%
- Qatar — VAT not yet implemented — framework announced, rollout pending
- United Arab Emirates — 5%
- Bahrain — 10%
- Oman — 5%
- Syria — Indirect taxes vary by category and locality — confirm with Ministry of Finance
- Lebanon — 11%

- **July 2020** — The current 15% value-added tax rate takes effect.
- **August 2026** — Electronic invoicing operates under a phased mandate.

Saudi Arabia has applied value-added tax at 15% since July 2020, administered by the Saudi tax and customs regulator. As of August 2026 that is the standard rate. Confirm your own registration threshold, filing frequency, and sector treatment with the regulator through my.gov.sa — a software vendor is not a tax adviser, and that includes us.

On VAT itself, here is the concrete version of "VAT-ready" — what the system actually does, so you can check it against what you need:

### What the system actually does about VAT

- **The rate is a configuration value,** — not a hardcoded assumption baked into the receipt renderer. It is set on the tax profile. That is what makes a rate change an edit rather than a release.
- **The tax registration number field exists** — on the merchant profile and prints in the receipt header when populated.
- **Line-level breakdown prints in Arabic and English,** — so a receipt shows net, tax, and gross per line rather than a single tax figure at the foot.
- **Reports separate net, tax, and gross per branch,** — which is the shape an accountant wants and the shape a filing needs, rather than one consolidated number you then have to pick apart.
- **Zero-rated and exempt items are handled as their own treatment,** — not as a 0% hack on a standard-rated product — the distinction matters on a return.

### E-invoicing, and the part we will not dress up

Now the part that matters more, and that this page will not dress up. Saudi Arabia operates a mandatory electronic invoicing regime, phased in since 2021 and administered by the same regulator. For most established businesses it is not optional and it is not a future problem. Sandooq does not integrate with it today. Formal e-invoicing integration belongs to a later product rollout. That is a real gap, it is the largest one on this page, and you should weigh it before you weigh anything else here.

What that means in practice: if your business is already inside the mandate, Sandooq is not sufficient on its own for your invoicing obligations, and you should treat this page as a description of a till and a back office rather than of an invoicing solution. If you are below the thresholds or newly registering, check where you sit with the regulator directly before deciding.

We would rather lose the enquiry than win it on a misunderstanding that surfaces at your first filing. And it is worth saying that this is the question to put to every vendor whose Saudi page leads with the topic: ask what specifically is integrated, ask to see it working against a real account, and ask what happens when the specification changes. A page that treats the regime as a badge rather than an integration is telling you something.

## What POS software actually costs in Saudi Arabia

This is the section that earns the page. The Saudi results do not answer the question at all: the aged domains holding the head terms quote "request a demo", the reseller listings bundle software into a per-terminal hardware price so you cannot see either number, and the regional platforms price by tier without publishing the tier. You are expected to get on a call to learn a number. We publish it instead: Sandooq is 29 US dollars per month for a single store, and 79 for up to 5 stores. Billed annually those become 24 and 66. That is the whole price.

| Plan | Per month | Stores | Staff accounts | Products |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Starter | $29 | 1 | 2 | up to 1,000 |
| Professional | $79 | 5 | 10 | up to 10,000 |

Billed in US dollars. Larger chains are quoted individually.

### Where the money actually goes

Larger chains are quoted individually. Three things are worth saying out loud about that price.

- **It is charged in US dollars, not riyals, and there is no Saudi rate.** — A restaurant in Riyadh pays what a shop anywhere else pays. The riyal's peg makes the conversion trivial, which removes the last excuse for a vendor quoting an SAR figure that sits quietly above their home-market rate. We would rather show the dollar number and let you do the arithmetic.
- **What is included is the whole back office,** — not a starter tier that upsells: inventory with stock counts and transfers between branches, purchasing and supplier orders, customer accounts and on-account balances, staff permissions per branch, and the sales and closing reports your accountant needs. The plan boundary is scale — stores, staff, products — not features you discover are missing in month two.
- **Hardware is yours, not ours.** — Sandooq runs in the browser on tablets and standard computers, works with commodity ESC/POS receipt printers and USB or Bluetooth barcode scanners, and does not require a proprietary terminal. If you already have counter hardware, the likely outcome is that it works; confirm the specific models during setup rather than taking a compatibility promise on trust.

And the honest counterweight, since we are being plain about money: a published price is worth less than the right product. Read the tax section again before this one persuades you.

## Selling when the network drops

Saudi connectivity is good, so this section is short and specific rather than dramatic. The failure you will actually meet is local and timed: mall network maintenance windows, and the load that arrives when a whole district sits down to eat at the same minute in Ramadan. The counter experience is the same either way — a reader thinking, a queue building, a customer waiting, and in a restaurant a kitchen going quiet behind them. Here is precisely what Sandooq does and does not do about that.

### What keeps selling when connectivity dips

- **What keeps working.** — The checkout loop: building a cart, attaching a customer, and taking a cash sale. Those are captured on the terminal and queued locally. When the connection returns the queue replays in order, with deduplication on the server, so queued sales aren't lost and nothing gets double-counted from a retry.
- **What needs the network.** — Signing in, manager and device PIN checks, opening and closing a cash session, looking up an earlier receipt, voids, exchanges, and card payments. These are online-only by design — each one either moves money through a third party or changes control state the server has to arbitrate between terminals.
- **The practical shape of that,** — for a Riyadh counter through an iftar rush: open the session before service, and a drop mid-shift does not stop cash checkout. Reloading the browser tab while offline will sign the cashier out, so don't. Take card payments and process returns when the connection is back.

That is a narrower promise than "works completely offline", which is what most of this category claims. It is the one we can actually stand behind, and it covers the case that costs you money — a customer standing at the counter with cash in hand. The longer version:

- [Our guide to offline POS](https://sandooq.app/blog/offline-pos-benefits)

## Restaurants first, and the shops next door

Nearly everyone who reaches us from Saudi search is asking about food and beverage, so this section starts there rather than pretending to be a general guide.

For restaurants and cafés, the counter-service and quick-service flow is what the same engine handles well: fast item entry, modifiers and order-level discounts, tips, split and part payments, and per-branch daily reporting that closes cleanly at the end of service. Ramadan is the operational test in this market — iftar concentrates a day's covers into a narrow window, and what breaks under that is item entry speed and shift reconciliation, not features. Table management and kitchen routing are a different depth of product, and we would rather you read the guide and judge the fit for your service style than take a yes from a sales page.

- [Our restaurant POS guide](https://sandooq.app/blog/restaurant-pos-system-mena)

### What the shop next door needs from the same engine

- **For shops and minimarkets,** — the parts that decide whether a system survives contact with a real store are inventory accuracy and control: barcode-driven checkout, stock counts that reconcile without closing the shop, transfers between Riyadh, Jeddah and Eastern Province branches with a full audit trail, purchase orders that land back in stock levels rather than in a spreadsheet, and per-branch permissions so a branch cashier does not see chain-wide margin.
- **For tender tracking,** — cash, card-style tenders, and on-account payments are broken out separately in the daily report so the drawer reconciles and accounting gets clean numbers. We do not name acquirer integrations that are not product-backed, and you should be sceptical of any Saudi page that lists a wall of processor logos without saying what "supports" means.
- **On bilingual operation,** — which in Saudi service is an operational requirement rather than a preference: a floor here routinely runs Saudi and expatriate staff on the same shift. Staff read the interface in whichever language they think in, switching per session without restarting. Receipts print in Arabic, English, or both. A layout that reads right to left is the default the product was built around, not a mirrored afterthought.

The walkthroughs and guides that go deeper:

- [Retail POS](https://sandooq.app/use-cases/retail)
- [Grocery POS](https://sandooq.app/use-cases/grocery)
- [Multi-store inventory](https://sandooq.app/blog/multi-store-inventory-management)
- [Inventory cycle counts](https://sandooq.app/blog/inventory-cycle-counts)

## Common questions about POS in Saudi Arabia

### What is the VAT rate in Saudi Arabia?

15% as of August 2026, administered by the Saudi tax and customs regulator. Confirm your registration threshold, filing frequency, and sector treatment through my.gov.sa before making decisions on it — status and thresholds change faster than vendor websites do.

### Is the system ready for Saudi VAT?

For VAT itself, yes, in the concrete sense: the rate is a configurable field, the tax registration number field exists and prints in the receipt header, receipts show line-level tax breakdown in Arabic and English, and reports separate net, tax, and gross per branch. Zero-rated and exempt items are handled as their own treatment. It does not file on your behalf or connect to a government portal — and see the next answer, which is the one that matters more.

### Does Sandooq handle Saudi electronic invoicing?

No. Saudi Arabia operates a mandatory electronic invoicing regime and Sandooq does not integrate with it today; formal e-invoicing integration belongs to a later product rollout. If your business is inside the mandate, Sandooq is not sufficient on its own for your invoicing obligations. We would rather tell you that here than at your first filing.

### How much does a POS system cost in Saudi Arabia?

Sandooq is $29 per month for one store and $79 for up to 5 stores, billed in US dollars — $24 and $66 per month when billed annually. There is no separate Saudi price and no local markup. Hardware is bought separately and is not proprietary. We publish the number rather than quoting it on a call.

### Is Sandooq suitable for a restaurant?

For counter-service and quick-service, yes: fast item entry, modifiers, order-level discounts, tips, split payments, and per-branch daily reporting. Table management and kitchen routing are a different depth of product — read our restaurant POS guide and judge the fit for your service style rather than taking a yes.

### Can I buy POS software online in Saudi Arabia?

Setup runs through a guided onboarding rather than a self-serve checkout: we configure your tax profile, branches, and staff roles with you, then hand over a working till. Book a guided demo and you will see your own product data in it.

### Does it work offline?

Cash checkout does. Carts, customers, and cash sales queue on the terminal and replay in order when the network returns, so queued sales aren't lost. Signing in, opening or closing a session, receipt lookup, voids, exchanges, and card payments all need a connection.

### Is the system available in Arabic?

Yes, and Arabic is the primary interface rather than a translation layer. Staff switch language per session without restarting, receipts print in Arabic, English, or both, and a layout that reads right to left is how the product was designed rather than a mirrored version of an English screen.

### What hardware do I need?

A tablet or computer with a browser, a receipt printer, and a barcode scanner. Sandooq works with commodity ESC/POS printers and standard USB or Bluetooth scanners; no proprietary terminal is required. Confirm your specific models during setup rather than assuming compatibility.

### Can I run branches in several cities from one account?

Yes. Stock, purchasing, and reporting are centralized across Riyadh, Jeddah and Eastern Province branches, with transfers between them carrying a full audit trail. Cashiers see only their own branch; owners see the consolidated position across the chain.